Andrew Smith (British writer)

For the author of young-adult novels, see Andrew A. Smith.

Andrew Smith
Born	(1962-07-27) 27 July 1962 (age 62) Scotland
Nationality	British
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter, Playwright, author
Known for	Doctor Who

Andrew Smith (born 27 July 1962) is a British screenwriter, playwright and author, best known for his work with the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.^[1]

Career

At seventeen-years-old, Smith achieved his ambition to write for Doctor Who with Full Circle, the third serial of the 18th season.^[2] Working titles for this story included The Planet That Slept.^[3] It broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 25 October to 15 November 1980. A novelisation of this serial, written by Smith, was published by Target Books in September 1982.^[4]

After limited success in television, Smith left the industry and joined the police. Decades later, he would return to Doctor Who, becoming a regular writer for Big Finish Productions.^[5] In addition to Doctor Who, Smith's other audio dramas would include Survivors, based on the 1970s BBC television series; Star Cops, based on the cult 1987 TV series created by Chris Boucher, and their Originals boxset, Transference, starring Alex Kingston.

Credits

Television

• Full Circle

Big Finish

Doctor Who main range The Brood of Erys Mistfall The Star Men Hour of the Cybermen Emissary of the Daleks Lost Stories The First Sontarans Fourth Doctor Adventures The Movellan Grave The Sons of Kaldor The Sinestran Kill The Quest of the Engineer Classic Doctors, New Monsters The Sontaran Ordeal The War Doctor The Eternity Cage The Lady of Obsidian The First Doctor Adventures The Barbarians and the Samurai Return to Skaro Early Adventures Domain of the Voord Third Doctor Adventures Storm of the Horofax Destiny of the Doctor Vengeance of the Stones Companion Chronicles The Invasion of E-Space Short Trips Flashpoint

UNIT: The New Series Earthfall (Extinction) Bridgehead (Extinction) Death in Geneva (Shutdown) The Battle of the Tower (Shutdown) The Sontaran Project (Encounters) The Robots Toos and Poul Survivors Judges Rescue The Second Coming Come the Horsemen Lockup Conflict Blake's 7 Battleground The Liberator Chronicles Vol.10: Retribution The Liberator Chronicles Vol.11: Escape From Destiny Star Cops One of Our Cops is Missing Hostage The New World Big Finish Originals Transference Timeslip Volume 1: The Age of the Death Lottery Space 1999 Goldilocks

References

1. "Writers of Sci-Fi: Andrew Smith (Doctor Who Interview)". 23 June 2016.
2. Smith, Kenny (18 October 2014). "Meet the Scot who wrote hit episodes of Doctor Who". Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
3. Howe, David J.; Stammers, Mark; Walker, Stephen James (1992). Doctor Who The Handbook – The Fourth Doctor. London: Doctor Who Books. p. 133. ISBN 0-426-20369-0.
4. "Title: Full Circle". isfdb.org.
5. "002. Toby Hadoke's Who's Round: 002: Andrew Smith - Toby Hadoke's Who's Round - Big Finish".

External links

• Andrew Smith at IMDb